Total Crime Rate
14.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Browning Road area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Browning Road (PL2 3AN) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% lower than the Stoke average (133.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Browning Road (PL2 3AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northesk Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northesk Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milehouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Auckland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melville Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Melville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crantock Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crantock Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fisher Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturdee Road | β |
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